文／佛光星雲（1927~）

社會上爭做老大的人，屢見不鮮。

真正的老大，不是用身分高低、排名先後去衡量的；而是一顆懂得恭敬別人、包容別人的心量。世間上，凡是尊貴的人、為人所敬仰的人，都是從謙卑中來。

一顆心能包容一個家庭，就能成為家長；能包容一個城市，就能成為一個市長；能包容一個國家，就能成為總統、領袖；能包容一個地球，乃至三千法界，就能和佛心契合無間。

──選自《星雲說喻》

A Respectful Mind

is the Buddha’s Mind

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 -)

English translation:

Venerable Miao Hsi, Cherry Lai,

and Fo Guang Shan Tsung Lin University

In society, the frequent sight of people fighting to become boss is no surprise. A true boss is not evaluated by position or ranking, but by a mind that knows to respect and tolerate others. In this world, those who are honorable and respected by others, all come from being humble.

If a person’s heart can only embrace his family, he can only become the head of his family. If his heart can hold a city, he can become a mayor. If his heart can hold a nation, he can become a president. However, if a person can expand his heart to embrace the universe and beyond, he will rediscover his buddha nature and be like the Buddha himself.

── from Xingyun Shuo Yu

(Hsing Yun’s Commentaries on Allegories)